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William Beckford : first prime minister of the London empire / Perry Gauci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gauci, Perry, author.
- Series:
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
- The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beckford, William, 1709-1770.
- Beckford, William.
- Mayors--England--London--Biography.
- Mayors.
- Merchants--England--London--Biography.
- Merchants.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1727-1760.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Torrid Zone 10
- Chapter 2 Transatlantic Man 30
- Chapter 3 Fitting In 51
- Chapter 4 Empire and Patriotism 77
- Chapter 5 The Friend of Liberty 107
- Chapter 6 The Cultural Chameleon 137
- Chapter 7 Apotheosis 164.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 923603720
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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